# Die vakbond Solidariteit sê die Konstitusionele Hof het bevind dat die Wet op Openbare Verkryging nie behoorlik aan parlementêre prosesse onderwerp is en dus nie aanvaar kan word nie. Gevolglik kan ras nie gebruik word om maatskappye outomaties van staatstenders uit te sluit nie. Woordvoerder Theuns du Buisson sê staatskontrakte behoort eerder op waarde […]
# Die waarnemende Gautengse polisiekommissaris, Fred Kekana, versoek die publiek om die polisie toe te laat om hul ondersoek uit te voer ná die ontdekking van ‘n negende vrou se liggaam in Ekurhuleni. Sy is sowat 30-jaar-oud en is met steekwonde en gedeeltelik geklee aangetref. Sy is nog nie uitgeken nie. Forensiese ondersoeke word gedoen […]
# Acting Gauteng police commissioner Fred Kekana has urged the public to allow police to conduct their investigation following the discovery of a ninth woman’s body in Ekurhuleni. The woman, believed to be about 30, had stab wounds and was partially clothed. She remains unidentified. Forensic investigations are underway to establish the cause of death. […]
# Statistics South Africa says retail trade sales increased by 3.4-percent in July, compared with the same period last year. The growth was mainly driven by general dealers, other retailers, and stores selling clothing, footwear and food products. Sales also rose by 2.5-percent compared with June. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says over the three months […]
# AfriForum says it’s happy about the latest US action against South Africa, because it won’t hurt ordinary citizens, only politicians and others accused of serious human rights abuses against minorities and Afrikaners. This includes calls for violence against Afrikaners and farmers, and land expropriation without compensation. The organisation’s Kallie Kriel says the government ignored […]
# The Information Regulator is investigating a data breach at vehicle tracking company Cartrack following a ransomware attack in August. Cartrack says its customer database, containing contact details, bank information and vehicle data, was accessed. A ransomware group has claimed responsibility and alleged that 500 gigabytes of data was stolen. Information Regulator official Hangi Mbedzi […]
# Die nasionale kommissaris van Korrektiewe Dienste, Makgothi Thobakgala, sê bendes werf jongmense om ernstige misdade, insluitend moord, te pleeg. Hy het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig bendes gebruik doelbewus jongmense omdat die strafregstelsel jong oortreders anders hanteer as volwassenes, wat hulle kwesbaar maak vir uitbuiting deur georganiseerde misdaadgroepe. Thobakgala sê bendes het gewoonlik ‘n duidelike […]
# Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says gangs are recruiting juveniles to commit serious crimes, including murder. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Thobakgale said gangs deliberately use juveniles because the criminal justice system treats young offenders differently from adults, making them vulnerable to exploitation by organised criminal groups. He revealed that gangs often have […]
# Die nasionale kommissaris van Korrektiewe Dienste, Makgothi Thobakgala, sê pogings om amptenare te beïnvloed kan op verskillende vlakke van korrektiewe instellings plaasvind. Hy het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê die veroordeelde moordenaar en verkagter, Thabo Bester, het herhaaldelik probeer om sy aandag te trek. Thobakgala sê Bester se versoek is na formele klagtes en verteenwoordigings-prosesse […]
